Grafton Merchanting ROI has appointed Tara Brennan as Head of Marketing & Development.

In her new role, Tara will be responsible for marketing & communications strategy and customer experience across all Grafton Merchanting ROI brands which include Chadwicks, Heiton Buckley and The Panelling Centre.

Working as a part of the senior management team, Tara will oversee research, public relations, brand, trade and retail marketing activity as well as a newly refreshed customer experience programme for Grafton Merchanting’s 49 stores in the Republic of Ireland.

Prior to joining Grafton Merchanting ROI, Tara was marketing manager at Musgrave MarketPlace where she was responsible for all marketing and communications for the brand including trade, consumer and business to business.

Tara holds a degree in Marketing Management from Trinity College and a post graduate diploma in Business Studies and Information Technology from Dublin Business School. 

Grafton Merchanting is Ireland’s leading building merchanting company with 49 stores, employing 1,300 in the Republic of Ireland. Offering unrivalled value, service, expertise and knowledge to the sector, Grafton Merchanting has contributed to the fabric of everyday life in Ireland for 200 years, supplying products and building materials for homes, hotels, buildings and transport network throughout the country.

Grafton Merchanting currently operates the Chadwicks, Heiton Buckley, The Panelling Centre, Sam Hire, Plumb Centre, Telfords, Cork Builders Providers, and Davies builders’ and plumbers’ merchanting businesses in the Republic of Ireland.  Grafton Merchanting is part of Grafton Group plc.